Package coin inserting machine



Feb. 15, 1944. BRAHE ETAL- 2,341,973

PACKAGE com INSERTING MACHINE Filed Aug. 16, 1943 5 Sheets-Sheet-l Am; IDom SfuavfBraha I LenaBmmunBrahe Feb. 15, 1944. D, 5 BRAHE ETAL,2,341,973

PACKAGE COIN- INSERTING MACHINE F eb. 15; 1944.

D. S; 'BRAHE ET AL PACKAGE COIN INSERTING MACHINE Filed Aug. 16, 1943 5Sheets-Sheet s In ue-nTor s We: LznaBogrynBmhe B MEL Feb. 15, 1944;. D.s. BRAHE QETAL 2,341,973

PACKAGE com INSERTING MACHINE Filed Aug. 16, 1943 5 Sheets-Sheet 4 MiDom Sfuarf Bra-he LenaBo\\m0m Brake MTornagi Feb. 15, 19441 as, BRAHEETAL I 2,341,973

PACKAGE COIN INSERTING MACHINE imggnrors Dam SiuarfBmhe L enaBoHmomBrake AWornagg Patented Feb. 15, 1944 UNITED PACKAGE COIN IN SERTINGMACHINE Dan Stuart Brahe and Lena Bollman Brahe, New Hartford, N. Y.

Application August 16, 1943, Serial No. 498,848

16 Claims.

This invention relates to a package coin inserting machine and isprimarily directed to a novel, practical and efiective machine by meansof which small coins, in particular pennies, may be inserted underneaththe coverings of packages, like cigarette packages, as chang returned inthose cases where the price of the package is neither five cents or amultiple thereof. For example, if the price of a package of cigaretteswas seventeen cents the change for a payment by use of two dimes wouldbe three cents; and similarly if the price was thirteen cents for apackage the change to be returned would be two cents, from a fifteencent tender.

For convenience in sale of such packages of cigarettes or other similararticles of merchandise in which one, two or three cents in change areto be returned, the present invention has been devised so that upondelivering the package to the customer the change will be within thecover of the package. For example in a package cigarette vending machinethe tripping of which and its operation for delivering the package is bymeans of inserting, for example, two dimes and the cost of thecigarettes was, as before stated, seventeen cents, the packages withwhich the machine is supplied would contain the three cents in changewithin the cover thereof. Such cover now is usually of Cellophane but sofar as the invention is concerned the cover may be of any suitable thinmaterial.

An understanding of the invention by means of which packages may besupplied rapidly one after another, each with the requisite changewithin the cover thereof, may be had from the following description,taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which,

Fig. 1 is a plan view of a machine showin a preferred form or embodimentof our invention and with the parts located in one of the machinepositions.

Fig. 2 is a similar plan'view illustrating a second position of themachine.

Fig. 3 is a like plan view showing a further or third position.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary detail in elevation illus trating the coverslitting mechanism.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary front elevation of the machine.

Fi 6 is a vertical transverse section through the machine" substantiallyat the coin inserting portion thereof.

Fig. '7 is an enlarged fragmentary vertical section illustrating themanner in which the coins are inserted underneath the cover of thepackage.

Fig. 8 is a plan of the rear portion ofthe machine showing the meansused to deliver a preselected number of the packages to a containertherefor, and

Fig. 9 is a fragmentary side elevation thereof.

Lik reference characters refer to like parts in the different figures ofthe drawings.

In the construction illustrated, a horizontal base plate I is providedupon which the parts of the machine are mounted. A vertical packagecarrying chute 2 is mounted over the base plate I between its oppositeside edges, and is open at its upper end for the placing of packages,for example, cigarette packages, one upon another in a stack in thechute. At its lower end the chute is cut away at opposite sides toprovide openings indicated at 4 (Fig. 6) so that the lowermost packagein the stack of packages may be moved horizontally out of and away fromthe chute by means of a pusher engaging at the opposite side of thechute and passing through a similar opening 4 in said opposite side.When the packages are thus moved from the chute they are guided for ashort distance after leaving the chute by spaced guide plates 5 toadjacent the station of the machine at which the packages are suppliedwith the coins to be returned in change.

At such station and toward the rear of the base plate a block '6 (Fig.6) is secured permanently to the plate I serving as a support for ahorizontal bottom guide 1 of a coin ejector slide and, thereover, aplurality of vertical tubes 8 are positioned in adjacent relationship inwhich vertical stacks of coin 9, such as the one cent coin or pennies,are placed either in all of said tubes or a part of them, depending uponthe number of the coins which are to be returned in change.

At the outlet side of the chute 2 a horizontal rock shaft I0 is mountedon suitable brackets ll welded or otherwise permanently secured to theadjacent vertical side of the chute. At the rear end of shaft I0 an armI2 is secured which extends away from the chute and at its free outerend is provided with a slitting blade l3. At the front end of the rockshaft I0 a sleeve I4 is secured from which a camarm l5 projects in agenerally downward direction and an arm 16 ex tends in a direction soas'to lie alongside the front side of the chute 2. The arm "5 isprovided with a liftingcoiled spring I! which nor-' mally elevates thearm "5 until stopped by its engagement against a stop screw I8adjustably mounted and threaded downwardly through a lug fastened at thefront side of the chute. From this construction it will be evident thatthe slitting blade I3 is held in a downward position by the action ofthe spring H and will always stay in such position until it is lifted,as in the operation of the machine is done at times as will behereinafter described.

At the coin inserting station of the machine and toward the front sideof the base I a slide of flat metal is provided having at its inner endan upstanding flange l9 from the lower edge of which a section 20 isbent at right angles extending toward the front edge of the base I andpassing underneath a guide bar 21 which retains it in slidable relationto the base plat I. At its outer end the section 20 is turned upwardlyas at 22, for a distance and then turned horizontally inward terminatingin a section 23 at the inner end of which a small vertical idle roller24 is mounted. This slide is normally moved to its inner position shownin Fig. 1 by a relatively heavy coiled spring 25 disposed between theguide bar 2| and the flange l9.

Spaced from said flange l9 and inwardly thereof is a vertical plate orflat bar 725 provided at each end with a horizontal pin or rod 21 whichextends rearwardly and passes through the connecting portion 28 of aguide member of substantially U-form. Coiled springs 29 between theplate 28 and the part 28 normally force said plate 26 in a forwarddirection until stopped by engaging at one end with the rear packageguide and at the other end by a spaced continuation 58 of said guide asshown in Fig. 2.

The coin ejecting slide guide is completed by spaced side rails 30 oneat each side edge of the horizontal bottom member '1 between which andover the bottom I a slidably mounted coin ejector ii is mounted forlongitudinal movement. It is designed to pass underneath the lower endsof the tubes 8, which are spaced a short distance above the bottom I, toengage with the lowermost coin of the rear tube which contains coins andmoving it in a forward direction and against the lowermost coins ofother stacks of coin .in front so that upon the forward movement of theejector slide 3! the lowermost coin of the stacks 9 in each of the tubeswill be ejected and moved in a forward direction.

At the front end of the side bars 36 of. the coin ejector guide a plate.32 is pivotally mounted ex tending over the bar 28 and adapted at itsfree forward end to ride upon the upper sides of the packages 3 astheycome thereto. Said front end of the plate 32 is beveled in adownward direction to make a narrow or thin edge similar to a knifeedge, though not for purposes of cutting or slitting. An arm 33 extendsfrom one side of the plate 32 to the rear and is acted upon by a coiledtension spring 34 secured at one end to the arm and at the other end toa hook welded or otherwise secured to the front coin magazine tube 8,.The action of th spring is to press the forward free end of the plate 32in a downward direction.

An actuating bar 35 is located horizontally .over the base plate 2| atthe front of the package chute and the package guides and is normallymoved to the left to the position in Fig. l by a relatively strongtension spring 35. It is mounted on a guide 31 for reciprocatorymovements. In the operation the bar is manually drawn to the rightagainst th spring 36 or by a foot pedal connection or in any othersuitable manner. When freed of the force which moves the bar it returnsto its original position as shown in Fig. 1 under the force ofspringfifi which is stretched (Fig. 3) upon the manual operation of thebar. The bar at its end portion to which the spring is attached carriestwo spaced upwardly extending pins 38 and 39. At a distance from theinner pin 39 a cam plate 40 is secured to the upper side of the barhaving a raised portion (Fig. 5) which when it comes to the cam arm i5serve to rock the rock shaft I0 and lift the cutting blade i3. Spacedstill further inwardly and at a distance from the cam 45 a plate 4| issecured to the upper side of bar 35 and extends to the front on which abar 42 is pivotally mounted at one end at 43, extends parallel to thebar 35 for a distance and is then turned inwardly and terminates in aninclined cam arm 44, the end of which is normally held against the frontside of the bar 35 by the spring 45.

A horizontal pusher bar 48 is slidably mounted in suitable spaced guides47 connected to the base plate I. At its inner end it carries a head 48.The bar 46 and head 48 are located with reference to the package chute 2such that at inward movement of the pusher bar 46 the head engagesagainst a side of the lowermost package 3 in the chute and pushes ittherefrom through its outlet opening 4. An arm 49 extends from theforward side of the bar 46 and at its free end portion passes over theactuating bar 45 between the pin 38 and 39. A pin 50 is connected withthe pusher bar 46 and extends upwardly therefrom adjacent the junctureof the arm 49 with said bar,

On a pivot 51 located near the rear side of the base plate I a bellcrank lever is pivotally mounted. It has one arm 52 extending to andover the pusher bar 46 with a slot 53 into which the pin 50 extends. Theother arm 54 extends toward the coin inserting station of the machineand at its end has pivotally connected thereto a link 55 which at itsopposite end is pivotally connected at 56 to the coin ejector slide 3 I.

Operation In Fig. 1 the machine is shown as at the position it occupiesafter the bar 35 has been operated in the direction indicated by thearrow and has been returned by the spring 36; that is, at the end of acycle of operation. On a succeeding movement of the bar I to the right,in its movement from the position shown in Fig. 1 to that shown in Fig.2, arm 49 will move from adjacent the pin 38 into engagement with thepin 39, and the bar 42 will move to bring the inclined outer cam surfaceof the part 44 into engagement with the roller 24 and will move theslide member at 29 forwardly to the position shown in Fig. 2 retractingthe flange IS. The package 3 between the flange l9 and bar 25 willfollow the flange I9 in its movements springs 29 against bar 26operating to maintain such package in contact with the flange l9,therefore moving the package which is offset in Fig. 1 into alinementwith the other packages 3 in the lowermost part of the chute 3 andbetween the guides 5 and-58.

With a continuation of movement of the bar 35 to the right arm 49 beingengaged by the pin 38, the pusher rod 46 with'its head 48 will be movedin the same direction forcing the lowermost package 3 within the chute 2to the right and moving the other packages 3 in alinement therewithahead of it between the guides 5 and 58 and between the flange I9 andbar '26. In this movement the package 3 directly underneath the blade l3will have its cover slit as at 5'! until cam 40 reaches the cam arm 15,whereupon shaft H) .is rocked to lift the-blade l3 a distance above thepackage terminating the slit at 57 a short distance from the edge of thepackage. When the slitting mechanism is released by the cam 40 passingfrom the arm IS, on re-' turn of the bar 35 under the pull of thespring, 36 the blade will come againstthe cover of the,

next succeeding package a short distance from the right hand sidethereof for slitting of the package in the next succeeding operation ofthe machine.

In such continued movement of the bar 35 against the spring 36 theroller 24 bearing 1 against the outer edge of the bar 42 holds the slideat 2!) retracted against spring 25 until the pivoted end of the bar 42passes by such roller whereupon the slide is released. The spring 25being heavier in force than the combined strength of the springs 29, theslitted package is moved to the rear or to the position shown in Fig. 1.Then when the bar 35 is released to be returned by the spring 36 theroller 24 riding against the outer or front side of bar 35 when it comesto the cam finger 44 moves said finger outwardly with a stretching ofthe spring 45 returning to the position shown in Fig. 1 during suchreturn movement of bar 35 and until the bar is moved to the right on itsnext succeeding operation, in which the outer edge of the cam finger 44will engage the roller 2t and again move the slide at 20 from theposition shown in Fig. 1 to that shown in Fig. 2.

In this second part of the movement of the bar 35 to the right asindicated, in addition to the pushing of the package the one stepdescribed the bell crank lever pivoted at 5! is operated counterclockwise with a retraction of the coin ejecting slide 3| tosubstantially as indicated in Fig. 3 or a short distance therebeyondwhen bar 35 has been moved far enough to permit the roller 24 to passaround the pivoted end of the bar 52. Upon the return movement of thebar 35 impelled by spring 36, the coin ejecting slide 3| is moved fromthe position in Fig. 3'

to that shown in Fig. 1 forcing coins ahead of it.

Before such forcing of the lowermost coins in the magazines 8by themovement of the ejecting slide 3! from the Fig. 3 position to that inFig. l, the package 3 which has been slit at 51 and is directly betweenthe flange l9 and the bar 28 has been moved inwardly as in Fig. 1. Insuch movement the beveling edge of the plate 32 coming to the slit at 51passes therethrough and underneath the adjacent portion of the cover(Fig. 7), whereupon on the feeding movement of the coin ejecting slide3| the coins 9 are moved under said plate 32 and underneath the cover ofthe package, the completion of the coin inserting being shown in Fig. 1.

To summarize the movements which occur and which are repeated with eachcycle of operation, bar 35 is moved in the direction indicated by thearrow in Fig. I, the package 3 which has been loaded with the coins isfirst moved from the position in Fig. 1 back into line with the otherpackages as in Fig. 2, the outward pushing or feeding of a package fromthe lower end of the stack of packages in the chute2- thereupon followswith a slitting of the package just ahead of the one being pushed out ofthe chute, a lifting of the slitting knife after a predetermined lengthor slit has been .cut, simultaneously withwhich the coin ejecting slide3 l' is retracted, then release of the slide 26 when .roller 24 passesaround the pivoted end of the bar 42 forcingthe slitted package at thecoin loading station to the position shown in Fig. l with the beveledfree edge of the plate 32 entering the slit in the cover and partiallylifting it at one side of the slit. Then on release of the bar 35 spring36 returns it to its initial position, pin 39 engages the arm 49 andreturns the pusher bar and head 48 to initial position, and the ejectingslide 3| is operated to force the lowermost coins out of the stacks inthe magazines 8 underneath the cover. With each reciprocation of theactuating bar 35 a package is loaded with the desired number of coinsand this cycle of operation may be repeated as long as packages andcoins are avail-- able.

It is of course evident that the number of coins: which are insertedunder the cover of each package will be in accordance with the number ofmagazine tubes 8 which contain coins. Three of the tubes 8 are shown butif desired there could be a variation in this number. And of course ifone or more of the magazine tubesll contains no coins only those whichdo contain coins will have one from each ejected with each cycle ofoperation of the machine and moved under the cover of a package.

This invention also has provision for automatically packaging apreselected number of the packages, after the coins have been insertedunderneath their covers, which is operable in connection with theactuating bar of the machine at the proper times to pushth'e selectednumber of coin loaded packages laterally into a receiving carton or traytherefor, which tray with the packages in it may be removed and anotherput in its place for the next succeeding number or collection of coinloaded packages.

This structure is illustrated in Figs. 8 and 9. The base member I isextended for a distance and in line with the inner guide 58 of the coinloaded packages, a pusher bar 59 is secured at the end of a reciprocablebar 55, mounted on the spaced apart upwardly extending guide ears 6! ofa U-shaped stirrup guide. The bar 59 is normally held in engagementagainst one of the guides 6! through a compression spring 62 between theother of said guides 6! and a washer on the bar 55, the springsurrounding the pro-, jecting portion of the bar 60.

At the end of the actuating bar 35 a bracket 53 is permanently securedand extends over the path of movement of the packages 3. It has upwardlyextending spaced apart cars 54 between which a member is mounted forrocking movements. From the member 65 a relatively long finger 56extends in the direction of movement of the packages and at its free endhas a downturned angularly located finger portion 61 which normallyrests upon the upper side of the base i. The packages as they areperiodically pushed through the machine come underneath finger 65 asshown in Fig. 8.

The finger 66 at its upper side is provided with an upwardly extendingpin 68. On a post extending upwardly from the base member 6| a bellcrank lever is mounted to turn about a pivot 69. The lever has arms 10and H, the first of which is normally located above the upper end of thepin 68 but in its path of movement when said pin is elevated. The otherarm II is connected by a link 12 with a free end of the bar' 62.

At the forward side of'the base 11' and for a length slightly greaterthan the length of the push'er bar 59 a portion of the table is cut awayand a relatively shallow stirrup 13 mounted to extend across thisopening and which serves as a support for a tray or carton M open at itsupper side.

In the operation of this part of the mechanism, the packages 3 beingpushed one after the otherthrough'the machine and loaded at the coinloading station with the coins are guided by the guides 58 until thepusher bar 59 is reached. Thereafter a plurality of the packages 3 arepositioned in engagement with each other, underneath the finger 68. Forexample, in the illustration shown four of the packages 3, shown ,infull line, are thus moved without affecting the inclined finger portion87 which, being attached to the reciprocating actuating bar 35,reciprocates with it. When a fifth package is added to those in line theendmost package has been moved over substantially into contact with theinner under surface of the part 6?, this occurring when the fingerportion 6'! has been moved to the left to its extreme of movement. Onthe return reciprocatory movement of the bar 35 with the finger lit andpart 6! moving with it, the inclined finger portion 6! rides over theend package 3 and is elevated to the dotted line position shown in Fig.9. This elevation occurs before the pin 53 reaches the arm 70. Upon itsengagement with the arm iii and with the actuating bar 35 returning toits normal position the bell crank lever is turned about the pivot 69and bars 59 and $13 are moved in a forward direction moving all of thepackages at the front of the bar 59 to the opening in the base I todeliver them by gravity into the tray or carton 14. Upon the nextsucceeding reciprocatory movement of the actuating bar 35 and the finger56 connected thereto spring 82 will return the bar 59 to its normalposition in which it serves as a guide for the rear sides of the package3 until the required number, five as shown, have again been pushed intodelivery position.

It is of course to be understood that the number of packages shown, fivein number, may be varied by a change in the length of the bar 59 and ofthe finger 66 and a change of position of the bar 69. This number may bevaried as desired, the number shown being for purposes of illustrationand not to be considered in any sense as limiting the invention in anymanner.

The construction described is practical and operative and has beenreduced to practice in operation in a fully successful manner. Manyvariations in detail of structure may be resorted to without departingfrom the invention so long as the mechanism for the major steps ofoperation is retained, following the same principles of action. Theinvention is defined in the appended claims and is to be consideredcomprehensive of all forms of structure coming within their scope.

We claim:

1. In a machine of the class described, a horizontal base support, avertical chute thereover in which packages are to be placed insuperimposed relationship, a pusher means for successively pushing thelowermost package, one after another out of said chute, a reciprocabiymounted actuating bar, adapted to be moved in one direction with meansfor returning the bar in the opposite direction, means for operatingsaid pusher means .upon movements of said bar, means for slitting thecover of each package after it has been pushed from the chute and meansfor forcing a predetermined number of coins through said slit into saidpackage and underneath said cover connected with and actuated by saidpusher means.

2. In a construction of the class described, a horizontal base support,a vertical package receiving chute mounted on the support, said chutehaving opposite side openings at its lower end, a reciprocable pusherfor engaging against a side of the lowermost package and pushing it outof said chute, slitting means mounted on said chute including a cuttingblade to engage with and cut the cover of the package during itsmovements in being pushed from said chute, a reciprocably mountedactuating bar, means for reciprocating said bar, means for operating thepusher by said actuating bar, means on said actuating bar engaging withsaid slitting means for lifting the slitting means away from saidpackages at predetermined times in the movements of the packages, andmeans operated by the movements of the pusher for forcing apredetermined number of coins through the slit in the cover of eachpackage and underneath said cover.

3. In a construction of the class described, a horizontal support, avertical package receiving chute in which packages are to be placed in avertical column, saidch-ute having opposite side openings near itsbottom, a slidably mounted actuating bar, yielding means normallyholding the bar in one position, said bar being adapted to be movedagainst said yielding means and returned thereby when free, a pusher barhaving a head thereon slidably mounted on said base, means for movingsaid pusher bar on actuation of the actuating bar against said yieldingmeans to force the lowermost package out of the chute and for returningthe pusher bar and head on return of the actuating bar, means forslitting the cover of a package a predetermined distance after it ispushed out of said chute, a plurality of vertically positioned coinreceiving magazines open at their bottoms, a coin ejector guide uponwhich said magazines are mounted, a slidably mounted coin ejector slidemounted in said guide, and means connecting said slide with the pusherbar Whereby the slide is moved upon movement of the pusher in onedirection to force the'lowermost package out of the chute and returnedon return of the pusher bar to initial position, combined with means forguiding coins from said magazines moved by said coin ejector through theslit in the cover of a package and underneath said cover, as specified.

4. In a construction of the class described, a horizontal supportingbase, a vertical package receiving chute open at its lower end atopposite sides, a slidably mounted actuating bar adapted to be moved inone direction and returned to its initial position, pushing meansactuated by said bar for forcing the lowermost package in said chute outof said chute, means mounted on said chute for slitting the cover ofeach package pushed from the chute, and means operated by said pusherbar for forcing a predetermined number of coins through said slit in thecover underneath said cover of each package after said cover has beenslit.

5. In a construction of the class described, a vertical chute forcontaining a plurality of packages in superimposed relation, said chutehaving openings at opposite sides adjacent its bottom, means forsuccessively pushing the lowermost packages one after the other out ofsaid chute, means for slitting the covers of said packages one after theother for a predetermined length at one side thereof, means for forcinga predetermined number of coins through the slit in each package coverunderneath said covers in succession one package after another, and asingle actuating as specified.

6. In a machine of the class described, a horizontal support, a verticalpackage receiving chute having opposite side openings at its lower end,slitting means mounted at a side of the chute to lie above the lowermostpackages pushed out of said chute, a reciprocably mounted pusher bar andhead for engaging the lowermost package and moving it out of said chuteunderneath the cover slitting means, an actuating meansoperablyconnected with said pushing means for reciprocating the pushing means,and means on said actuating means and movable therewith for engaging theslitting means to lift it to an upper position above the package coversand timed in connection with the movement of the pusher for slitting thecover at the upper side of the package a predetermined length, the slitterminating short of each side of the package, as specified.

'7. In a construction of the class described, a

ceiving chute for covered packages superimposed one upon another in thechute, said chute having opposite side openings at its lower endportion, y

a reciprocably mounted pusher bar adapted to be reciprocated to forcethe lowermost package in succession from said chute, a rock shaftmounted on the outlet side of said'chute above the opening through whichthe package is pushed, an arm on tween said actuating bar and the pusherbar for reciprocating said pusher bar, an arm connected to said rockshaft extending downwardly toward said actuating bar and a cam on saidactuating bar for engaging said arm to rock the shaft and lift theslitting blade at a predetermined position of the blade with referenceto'a package underneath.

8. Ina construction of the class described, a horizontal base support, avertical chute for receiving packages one over the other in superimposedrelation, said chute having a package passing opening at its lower endin one side and a similar opening at the opposite side both openingsbeing at the lower end of the chute, a pusher bar mounted forreciprocatory movements on said base, a head on said bar to pass throughthe secand mentioned opening in said chute to push the lowermost packageout of said chute through the opposite opening, a reciprocably mountedactuating bar, means operably connecting the actuating bar and pusherbar for reciprocating said pusher bar on reciprocatory movements of theactuating bar, a package cover slitting device mounted on said chute atthe side thereof in which the opening is located through which packagesare pushed, said slitting means being mounted for up and down movements,means normally holding the slitting means in down position to engagewith and slit thecover on a package, and means carried by the actuatingbar for lifting said slitting means away from the cover at predeterminedpositions of the slitting means with reference to the cover of apackage.

9. A construction containing the elements in horizontal base support, avertical package recombination defined in claim 8, combined with a coinejector slide guide, a coin slide reciprccably mounted in said guide, aplurality of coin holding "magazines carried by said guide and open attheir lower ends for the slide to engage with the lowermost coinstherein, pushing them outwardly in one direction of movement of theejecting slide, means for moving a package after it has been slit towardthe outlet end of said guide, a cover lifting plate pivotally mounted atsaid end of the guide for entering through the Slit in a cover wherebyon one movement of said coin ejecting slide coins are forced underneathsaid plate and under said cover through the slit, and means operablyconnecting said pusher bar with said coin ejecting slide for retractingsaid slide on movement of the actuating bar in one direction and movingit in the opposite direction upon movement of the actuating bar in theopposite direction, as specified.

10. In a construction of the class described, a horizontal supportingbase, a vertical chute for holding a plurality of packages insuperimposed relation, .said chute having openings in opposite sides atits lower end portion, pusher means for successively forcing a lowermostpackage one after another from said chute through one of said openings,means for guiding said packages after being pushed from the chute, anactuating bar, means connecting said actuating bar and pushing means foroperation of said pushing means in one direction and return to itsinitial position upon operation and release of said actuating bar, aslide having an upturned flange at one end mounted on said base, saidflange in one position of the slide being in substantial alinement withthe guides for one side for said packages, spring means normally actingupon said slide for moving the flange out of alinement with said guideand moving a package engaged therewith out of alinement with otherpackages, means for slitting the packages in succession one with eachoperation of said actuating bar and before engagement with said flange,and means connected with said pushing means for forcing a plurality ofcoins through the slits in the covers of saidpackagesand underneath saidcovers one after another at the time that each package has been forcedout of alinement.

A construction containing the elements in combination defined in claim10, combined with means mounted on said actuating bar engaging with saidslide for retracting the slide against said spring means acting thereonfor return of a package after insertion of coins underneath its cover,and yielding means engaging the package at the side thereof oppositesaid flange for moving the package back into alinement with the otherpackages, upon retraction of said slide,

as specified.

12. In a machine of the class described, means for pushing packages inone direction one after another, means for slitting the cover of eachpackage a short distance from one side thereof, guides for the packagesat opposite sides including opposite movable guides which may be locatedin alinement with other guides 01' moved out of alinement therewith tothereby move a package between said movable guide out of alinement withthe other packages, a coin inserting structure including vertical coinmagazines, a coin ejector guide at the lower end of said magazines and aslidable coin ejector mounted for reciprocatory movements in said guide,said coin ejecting means being located in substantial alinement with themovable package guides, actuatmeans for said coin ejector, a beveledplate connected to said coin ejector guide for passing through a slit ina package when said package and said movable guides are moved out ofaline ment with other packages and other of the package guides, andmeans operated by said actuating means for retracting said movableguides to bring them and the package between them in alinement with theother package guides and said other packages.

13. In a construction of the class described, parallel, fixed spacedapart guides for packagesmovable lengthwise of and between said guides,said package guides between their ends having portions thereof removed,movable package guides located at said removed portions of the fixedguides, one of said movable guides having a flange to engage against oneside of a package and the other a bar to engage against the oppositeside, springs acting upon said flange and bar tending to move themtoward each other, the spring means acting upon the fiange being ofgreater strength than that acting upon said bar, coin insertion meanslocated adjacent to and extending away from said movable package guidecomprising, means for moving packages one after another in apredetermined direction, means for slitting the covers of each packageat a side thereof during such movement, means for inserting coinsthrough the slit of each package cover and underneath the cover aftersaid slitting. and a single actuating means for inter-'- mittentlymoving the packages for controlling the slitting means and for forcingsaid coins through the slits of the package covers, as specified.

15. In a machine of the class described, means for moving coveredpackages in contact with each other in a prescribed direction, means forloading each of said packages with a predetermined number of coinsunderneath its cover, an actuating bar coupled with means operatedthereby for moving the packages and for loading them with coins, andmeans connected with the actuating bar for periodically moving apreselected number of said coin loaded packages in a direction at rightangles to their normal path of movement to deliver said preselectednumber of coin loaded packages to a receptacle therefor.

16. Mechanism of the character described comprising, means for movingcovered packages one after another in a predetermined direction, meansfor slitting the covers of each package at a side thereof during suchmovement, means for inserting coins through the slit of each packagecover and underneath said cover after said slitting, a reciprocatingactuating bar located in parallelism with the direction of movement ofsaid packages the operation of which effects the package movement, coverslitting and coin loading of each of said packages, a bracket secured tosaid actuating bar extending over the packages and underneath which saidpackages pass, an elongated finger extending over the packages andunderneath which they are brought in their movement, means for tiltablymounting said finger on said bracket, the outer end of said fingerhaving a downwardly and outwardly inclined terminal portion to which anendmost package will be brought, a pin extending upwardly from saidfinger, an elongated pusher bar having a length substantially equal tothe combined dimensions in the same direction of a preselected number ofpackages and against a side of which said packages are brought in theirmovement, means for slidably mounting said pusher bar and meansconnectedwith said pusher bar and actuated by the pin on said fingerupon a return reciprocatory movement of said finger in conjunction withthe reciprocation of the actuating bar with which it is connected whensaid finger is lifted over an end package during such reciprocatorymovement, thereby moving said pusher bar to move a predetermined numberof packages ahead of it to deliver to a receptacle therefor.

DAN STUART BRAHE. LENA BOLLMAN BRAHE.

